Nothing to see here. Spouses taking the fall was what put Todd Palin in prison too. You do whatever you can to protect the breadwinner in the family and if that means lie and commit perjury to get them off the rap, so be it.

"Anything Jonnie Williams did for Mrs. McDonnell and her family was done solely out of friendship, at least that's what she understood for her part," Burck told the Post. "If Jonnie Williams is telling the government something different, it can only be because he's willing to say anything to save himself from prosecution for other crimes."

Yes, that's how these things sometimes go. Doesn't mean McDonnell is innocent. It might mean Williams was offered a plea because Bob's the bigger fish.

At the same time, the governor's wife, Maureen McDonnell, has received increasing attention for her role in the scandal, while the governor and his team have taken to drawing bright lines between his actions and hers.

If you've got to throw your wife under the bus, it might be time to just resign and move on.

Wellon Dowd:Democrat Terry McAuliffe is up 6 percentage points over Republican rival Ken Cuccinelli among voters likely to cast ballots in the Virginia gubernatorial election in November, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

Wellon Dowd:Democrat Terry McAuliffe is up 6 percentage points over Republican rival Ken Cuccinelli among voters likely to cast ballots in the Virginia gubernatorial election in November, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

I know. I tried submitting that yesterday as "Virgina goes down on Cucci"

Aristocles:FTFA: The gifts scandal that has rocked the Virginia governor's mansion has reached a critical juncture.

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Aside from a few leftest blogs, no one gives two craps about this "scandal" in Virginia.

The two largest newspapers in Virginia have called on him to resign. The Washington Post has toed right up to that line, but hasn't quite crossed over yet. The FBI is very, very close to indicting him on corruption charges- they had all day meetings with McDonnell's lawyers (as well as his wife's separate legal team- read into that what you will).

cptjeff:Aristocles: FTFA: The gifts scandal that has rocked the Virginia governor's mansion has reached a critical juncture.

lolwut.jpg

Aside from a few leftest blogs, no one gives two craps about this "scandal" in Virginia.

The two largest newspapers in Virginia have called on him to resign. The Washington Post has toed right up to that line, but hasn't quite crossed over yet. The FBI is very, very close to indicting him on corruption charges- they had all day meetings with McDonnell's lawyers (as well as his wife's separate legal team- read into that what you will).

Diogenes:"Anything Jonnie Williams did for Mrs. McDonnell and her family was done solely out of friendship, at least that's what she understood for her part," Burck told the Post. "If Jonnie Williams is telling the government something different, it can only be because he's willing to say anything to save himself from prosecution for other crimes."

Yes, that's how these things sometimes go. Doesn't mean McDonnell is innocent. It might mean Williams was offered a plea because Bob's the bigger fish.

Satanic_Hamster:And a person "familiar with the investigation" has told the newspaper that Bob McDonnell's legal team has told authorities that the first lady kept the governor in the dark about Williams' gifts.

You expect us to believe that she was getting hundreds of thousands in gifts, including paying for their daughters wedding, and she didn't tell her husband? Really?

I can almost see that making sense. When money grows on trees for you, maybe you just stop asking questions -, even for big ticket items. Doesn't really matter legally - you're required to know the rules regarding "gifts."